72 ppi - Size 4.0 megs - Saint Mary's College Reunion

WHAT IS ST. MARY'S?Saint Mary's College is the Junior Seminary of theRedemptorist Fathers. It is therefore a school of trainingfor the Priesthood and for the Missionary Vocation o[the Redemptorists.May any good Catholic young man enter St. Mary's?No, o.rly those interested in the Priesthood ^ttdMi.sionary Life.What education does a student receive? The prog""- ofstudies is that o[ the Ontario Department of Education,which grants to our Grade 12 students their JuniorMatriculation Diplo-r. Q,talified Redemptorist prieststeach Grades 9. 10. 11. 12 and First Year Coll"g..Students write the exams of the Pt"limittary Arts Year ofthe LJniversity of Wi.td.ot. I[ a student leaves in anyyea.. hi" g..des are accepted by other High Schools.'What happens after First Year College? The Craduatesenjoy two months of holld.y. ..td tlren enter the Novitiateat Keswick, Ontario. for r y..t of special religiottstraining. After it they take the three vows o[ Poverty,Chastity, and Obedien"" in the Redemptorist Congregation.They tlren reside at Lloly Redeemer College,Windsor. Ontario. Holy Redeemer is our Major Seminaryrffilir,t"d rvith the LJniversity of Windsor."nd Studentsfollo- courses at the lJniversity: many receive their"o-"B.A. and B".h"lo. of Th"ology deg.ees. After three yearsof Tle"l"gy, the seminarian is ordained to the Priestlrood.He then completes his fourth and final year o[ seminarystudy.Where doe" the newly ordained priest worL? He isg"adually introduced into priestly wo.L the RedemptoristMissions by a special year of guidance, c"lled the"ttdPastoral Year. Then his assignment: to the home missions,to the foreign missions. to Redemptorist pa.isles andother priestlv work.What must I do to become a Redemptorist? Write to:Y ocation Bureau, Sf. Mary'" CoIIege, Brochvill,z, Ontorio.A Father will interview you and help you in your vocation.page thirteen